Award for Best Young Adult Book

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

6 Comments

J_W_WAugust 20, 2018 @ 8:27 am

The only problem is, did they win because they were women and the Hugos manipulated the awards so that only those with appropriate political leanings could vote, or are they really the best works out there?

When women win some of the awards I think thats a great thing and shows that they are as capable as writers as men. There have always been great women writers and the idea they have never been recognized is hogwash, see Mary Shelley.

When women win almost all of the awards, I have to ask, are men even allowed to win these awards anymore?

What the Hugos did in 2015 to humiliate good writers who happened to be conservative (or just not flaming leftist) was, in my opinion, unforgivable.

I don’t know if these are the best writers, but in how many previous years could someone have asked, did someone ask, “When men win almost all of the awards, are women even allowed to win?”

For the record, I think N.K. Jemisin is a talented writer, but I’ve never been able to get into her works in any big way. However, that is true of many writers who have won in the past.

(Also, our readings of 2015 could not be more disparate)

pythorAugust 20, 2018 @ 8:54 am

Agreed. Something this far out of the statistical average seems like it’s probably the result of a hit list, much like the problems they’ve had the last few years. Luckily, I assume the winners are still good, so I’ve got some reading to do.

I haven’t read any of these yet, but “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience” was featured in a recent episode of the “LeVar Burton Reads” podcast (think “Reading Rainbow” for adults), and I quite enjoyed it.